diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index d78856143f..1cfb3d5e2a 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    int init_ret;
    if ((init_ret = rarch_main_init(argc, argv))) return init_ret;
 
-   // Avoid reloading config on every ROM load.
-   g_extern.block_config_read = true;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_RGUI
    menu_init();
    g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state |= 1ULL << MODE_GAME;
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_bbqnx.c b/frontend/frontend_bbqnx.c
index 4618a122cb..5dfca69f8c 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_bbqnx.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_bbqnx.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    g_extern.verbose = true;
 
-   int init_ret;
    struct rarch_main_wrap args = {0};
 
    args.verbose = g_extern.verbose;
@@ -40,13 +39,14 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[])
    args.libretro_path = "/accounts/1000/appdata/com.RetroArch.testDev_m_RetroArch181dafc7/app/native/lib/test.so";
    args.config_path = "/accounts/1000/appdata/com.RetroArch.testDev_m_RetroArch181dafc7/app/native/retroarch.cfg";
 
-   if ((init_ret = rarch_main_init_wrap(&args)))
-   {
-      return init_ret;
-   }
    rarch_init_msg_queue();
+
+   int init_ret;
+   if ((init_ret = rarch_main_init_wrap(&args))) return init_ret;
+
    while ((g_extern.is_paused && !g_extern.is_oneshot) ? rarch_main_idle_iterate() : rarch_main_iterate());
    rarch_main_deinit();
+
    rarch_deinit_msg_queue();
 
 #ifdef PERF_TEST
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.c b/frontend/frontend_console.c
index a3eae52983..1019f2a676 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT
    char core_exe_path[PATH_MAX];
    char path_prefix[PATH_MAX];
-   const char *extension = DEFAULT_EXE_EXT;
    char slash;
 #if defined(_WIN32)
    slash = '\\';
@@ -218,14 +217,14 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
    snprintf(path_prefix, sizeof(path_prefix), "%s%c", default_paths.core_dir, slash);
-   snprintf(core_exe_path, sizeof(core_exe_path), "%sCORE%s", path_prefix, extension);
+   snprintf(core_exe_path, sizeof(core_exe_path), "%sCORE%s", path_prefix, DEFAULT_EXE_EXT);
 
    if (path_file_exists(core_exe_path))
    {
-      RARCH_LOG("core_exe_path: %s\n", core_exe_path);
-      if (install_libretro_core(core_exe_path, path_prefix, extension))
+      if (install_libretro_core(core_exe_path, path_prefix, DEFAULT_EXE_EXT))
       {
-         RARCH_LOG("New default libretro core saved to config file: %s.\n", g_settings.libretro);
+         RARCH_LOG("New default libretro core [%s] saved to config file: %s.\n", core_exe_path,
+               g_settings.libretro);
          config_save_file(g_extern.config_path);
       }
    }
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 35aeeb822c..c00e2a56fa 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -301,7 +301,10 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
 #ifdef _XBOX1
    g_extern.console.sound.volume_level = 0;
 #endif
+#endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_RMENU) || defined(HAVE_RGUI)
+   /* Avoid reloading config on every ROM load */
    g_extern.block_config_read = true;
 #endif